1. Vocabulary list 9 Definitions, Parts of Speech, and Example Sentences

2. Euphony (noun) DEF: pleasing or sweet sound. RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: Euphonic, adj. Euphonically, adv. EX. SENTENCE: “Any word which was difficult to utter [...] was held to be [...] a bad word; occasionally, therefore, for the sake of euphony, extra letters were inserted into a word.”

3. Ambivalence (Noun) DEF: Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings, or uncertainty as to which way to follow. RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: Ambivalent, adj. Ambivalently, adv. EX. SENTENCE: “Other words, again, were ambivalent, having the connotation of ‘good’ when applied to the Party and ‘bad’ when applied to its enemies.”

4. Monotonous (adj) DEF: Marked by one unchanging sound; unvarying and boring. RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: Monotonously, adv. Monotone, noun EX. SENTENCE: “The use of [short words of two or three syllables] encouraged a gabbling style of speech, at once staccato and monotonous.”

5. To Supersede (Verb) DEF: To take the place or position of something else. RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: n/a EX. SENTENCE: “When Oldspeak had been once and for all superseded, the last link with the past would have been severed.”

6. Orthodox (Adj.) DEF: Conforming to established ways of thinking. RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: Orthodoxy, noun. EX. SENTENCE: The Newspeak word for “orthodox” would be goodthinkful, meaning adhering to the ideas of Ingsoc with one’s full mind and heart.

7. Amalgam (noun) DEF: A mixture of different elements RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: n/a EX. SENTENCES: “The resulting amalgam was always a noun-verb, and inflected according to the ordinary rules.”

8. Euphemism (noun) DEF: An agreeable or inoffensive expression which substitutes an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: Euphemistic, adj. Euphemistically, adv. EX. SENTENCE: “Collateral damage” is a euphemism for civilians killed in war.

9. Decadence (Noun) DEF: Moral corruption. RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: Decadent, adj. Decadently, adv. EX. SENTENCE: “The word oldthink [...] was inextricably mixed up with the idea of wickedness and decadence.”

10. Heresy (Noun) DEF: Deviation from an accepted, dominant theory, opinion, or practice. RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: Heretical, Adj. Heretically, Adv. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: A heretical thought was any thought that diverged from the principles of Ingsoc.

11. Aberration (noun) DEF: A deviation from the norm. RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH: Aberrant, adj. EX. SENTENCE: For the good student, receiving such a low score on a quiz was an aberration.